The Hawks’ Serious Corruption Investigation team conducted simultaneous search and seizure operations at a house in Bedfordview, and offices in Germiston and Edenvale respectively on March 29.
The action resulted from the ongoing investigation into alleged tender irregularities that resulted in approximately R1b siphoned from the Gauteng Department of Health. It was a sequel operation to the one that was executed at the Tembisa Hospital premises towards the end of 2022.
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It relates to tenders attached to the Tembisa Hospital from around 2016 to early 2022.
Over 220 entities and various individuals were subjects of an ongoing investigation in respect of numerous allegations.
This included schemes that reportedly thrived in infringement of the Public Finance Management Act. These were made possible through tender manipulation, kickbacks, inflated prices and or duplicated invoices among other contraventions.
Various electronic gadgets as well as documentary proof have been seized for further exploration. No arrests have been effected at this stage pending further investigation.
